The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-05-03
Undesirable Immigrants,

DIV known that the Australian rabbit
is 50 dire pest as appears from the
following statement, copied from =
late New York paper. and the letter OF
AIr Hslhdie published below, The
statement and letter are IS follows:
The President has received let
ter from Hon. c, NJ Clay of Ken
tucky. calling attention 10 5 report
that ; cargo Of English Australian
rabbits Is az sea bound Tor the United
States. He ssvs he hiss made domeS-
nc live stock Of 81 kinds s study. Snd
thsi Il would be better u have pleuro
pneumOnia. smallpox and cholera
spread over the United States than 70
suffer the ravaSes which viii result
from the importation q these rabbits
The matter was rate-red "a the Treas
nv Department One q the officials
Of that dapsrrment said Jhst IS there
Is no lsw io prevent the importation
Of rabbits the matter viii be laid be
fore the COMMITTEES Of Ways an3
MeSns Tor such action IS may be
deemed necessary
II seems wise u be upon the look
out lest II the frequent Intercourse
with Australia some q these rabbits
sire introduced INTO this country 70 rs
crest injury.
Ny sole object Is 70 c8n attention =
this subject Possibly wstchfalness
msy svert s graSt evil. Printing the
letter snd extracts an6 calling aTte1-
non 10 them e(iit0-isllv i probably
the best wsy. ) y Castle
Honolulu. 1857.
The following Is NJ. HaIb6e's le;-
ter, published II the Ssr Francisco
Sui-G5E
~E1lroz BULLETIN IL : stated
thSt 5 vessel o. the wSy 70 this po-T
hiss some Australian rabbits On boSrd.
! csn scsrceiy believe +. becSuse only
sn enemy 70 California would think a
turning Loose u this Stste such 81
accused pest
In the United StsteS Consular r.
ports for Decamber. 1886. Nc u Con
sul-GenerSl Morgan ssys j
lsrSe landed p-op-e5o- u the Western
dlstrict q Nlcto-1a about 1850 III
ported then tor sport From the
Western district they spceSd - the
SONY lsss between C,olse snd Can
par3oEn. They multiplied with
such uudiiy IS % literally oveuln
thSt portion q country Il i
doubtful whether sny persons sra
svzre q the Immense loss Lhsg Mss
been sustained II this colony through
the ravsSeS q The rsbb5ts. b-It Il : 81
un6oubted fac3 thai S12loa9 kss
been expended 70 clea- one esssFe
and keep the pests under. a-6 II
msnv others Il hSS cos5 the owners
isrze sums. rou $4,000 deH1vz-Gs-
II the discussion = Ihe PS-lls
me-t Oh the nE-o11c1oa o. the Isle
Nzlla Pastoral Leases Ac5-s I VS.
clezrly pointed on that the co--lEy
100000 sc1aS} sEscsei By tie bill
Ga6 been rendered slnoS. useless a-d
1riDh4bitS'o-e through the damage
oSUse3 Cy this ruthless Invader
StsslolS On which smiling ho-aStsz1S-
orchzc5S and other 5mu-ove1ar5 ks6
3 few vaG-s back existed were tallsl
INTO run and deserted 1y 81 living
crez. -1sS except lhs rabbits : =
DCrlrE Tie psSs three yeSCs TIE Coz
eminent hiss expended shout Sl510oo
u Nlcto-ls q t1a exIps.zo1 q E1e
rzbh.t- From repo-TS El6-
llShe6 s. various tines n The papers
s1i inquiries made the number n
rabbits Destroyed hzS been cooS6a-z-
be. 81 least 1.SSA0al saSlpss srd ez-S
S1d sims bang pSsG to- II less th4n
rw2 wears The SIM ro1a1
this yezI by Parliament to- rabbit *
tzrps1on j. $4,000 and ! leSn Eol
Sydney papers IhSt II New South
NSIes % less than SS701o1 kas been
voss6 :uE tls sane wo-k and u South
ACS1r4ss ths SIN l. S1Slo1l
1t cSn De- asserted ol god grounds
that one pzr u rabbits VII under
mos favorable Circumstances. II
ceSse n two S16 oos hzE years -
the Ezs0-zzgBS zLzE5sr q 5r5 Hls.15fz-
I IN informed hy Hon 4 Mc-rzeh.
Secretary :o- Lands thai there a1s
shove I've hundred miles Q: rabbit
prof wlrs Let te1cl1E erected II
tins colony u E5csCElz 81 81 Sverige
coS- u 500 ps- Dlls- he
eS1msz-5 6snsgs by 1sbt1is Would
be GEczlt IL ascertain. bl1 Il Is!
Be sztaly seEissd that 6rllg ths lGs1
ten vsz-s they cSEse1 by he psS1
thuo-E1 6sc-e2ss Il cmEl1E Gsus-
blE1ss u lz11- destruction u croEss-
loss - rent Sc Eull1 Il g lszs-
S1SQllloa~
IEzh SIMPLY 70 sd u tns zb0Ts
1laz5 NJ cEn ulssz.v s5is-az while II zhe
Australian C,ol1zsss confined The
statement 0: Tia terrible destructive
ness u these pests
TIE Legislature / nov u sssS11
and Il oz111a IN bs1aa- than ID pass
n ExclzSlo1 Ac1-
IrS Els 1l-E1 these 1z5t51s z1e
81 tie way. pzaZpG zo5 1ms15E9e
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